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Polish Genealogical Heritage Event
MEMORIAL DAY 26 MAY 2008
You are cordially invited to attend
a Polish heritage event on May 26, 2008. We'll began at Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan with the solemn Firemen's
Fund Parade followed by the Memorial Day Mass. We will honor pioneer Pole Piotr Wojtkowiak with the blessing of his
new tombstone. There is no charge to attend the cemetery ceremonies. The day will wrap up with a Polish lunch in Hamtramck and a lecture on how to research Polish genealogy featuring
the Wojtkowiak line. Online registration allows you to RSVP for the event and pay for the lunch/lecture. Tickets must be paid
for in advance. Additional information: http://remembering.eventbrite.com
Date Monday, May 26, 2008
Time: 9:am to 4: p.m.
Location: Detroit, Michigan Free Press Article REMEMBERING PIOTR Remembering Piotr (click)
I've
looked forward to this Memorial Day event for several years. It was my incentive in writing the book Detroit's
Mount Elliott Cemetery published by Arcadia. I dedicated the book to our great grandfather Piotr Wojtkowiak (1863-1897)
who died in Detroit at the age of 37. He left six children behind, wife Marianne giving birth to their seventh child
three weeks later. I've used the royalties from the book to purchase the tombstone. It is made of the required Barre
granite, measures 2 ft x 3 ft ,and is 6 inches thick so it can survive many Michigan winters. |
 The Detroit Firemen's Fund holds an annual Firemen's Parade. The parade
begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Lafayette fire station where the firemen's band, honor guard, over 250 firefighters and friends,
and fire engines parade up Mt. Elliott to the Mount Elliott Cemetery.
Piotr Wojtkowiak's great grandson Larry
(Dino) DiNatale, retired Fire Chief, will take part in the parade. They pass under a large American flag suspended from two
fire engine ladders, and through the grounds to the Firemen's section. Wreaths are placed in the Firemen's section,
and this year's deceased are announced and tolled in. Taps close the moving ceremony.
 We will join with other Catholic families at the 10:00 A.M. Memorial Day Mass hosted by the Mount Elliott Cemetery
Association. After Mass, we will honor pioneer Pole Piotr Wojtkowiak with the blessing of his new tombstone at
Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan. The inscription
on the stone is in Polish and reads:
In the sacred memory of Piotr Wojtkwowiak, born 1863 in Tulce, Środa, Poznań,
Poland. Wife Marianna Adamska, 1863-1952. Wed 3 June 1886 in Świątniki, Srem, Poznań, Poland, and traveled
to American 11 November, 1886. The Grateful Descendants surnames includes the anglicized form of Wojtkowiak- Voight- used
by Piotr's sons James, John, Joseph, and Peter. The other surnames are the married names of Piotr and Marianna's daughters,
Theresa Pokryfke, Cecelia Przytulski, and Katherine Topolewski. The second generation is represented by the granddaughters'
spouses surnames : Basala ,Benedetti, DiNatale, Cannon, Casey ,Leszczyński, Rodak, and Wendt.
ś. p. PIOTR WOJTKOWIAK
26.VI.1863 - 10.VII.1897
ur.: Tulce, Środa, Poznań,
Poland
z Marianna Adamska 1864-1952
* Ślub: 3.VI.1886, Świątniki, Srem, Poznań,
Poland
* Przybyli do Ameryki 11.XI.1886
GRATEFUL DESCENDANTS
Pokryfke * Przytulski * Topolewski * Voight
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Basala *Benedetti * DiNatale *Cannon
* Casey *Leszczyński * Rodak *Wendt 26 May 2008
1:00 PM POLISH LUNCH and HERITAGE LECTURE
30.00 per person. A 45 minute illustrated lecture covering the Polish villages, documents,
and
palace associated with our family history. There will be time to visit with genealogy friends,
family members,
and distant cousins.
Polonia Restaurant
2934 Yemans St
Hamtramck, MI 48212-3264
Phone: (313) 873-8432
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